Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
State Hoop History’s Huge Crowds
After the two CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinals played on Friday at USC’s Galen Center attracted a sellout crowd of more than 10,000, we thought it was a good time to go through a recollection of what we believe are the biggest crowds to have watched high school basketball in state history. We hope […]
Mr. Football 2016: Wyatt Davis
Can a lineman who primarily only plays on offense ever be named State Player of the Year? For the 2016 season, the answer is an emphatic YES. St. John Bosco’s senior leader off of its CIF Open Division state title team is indeed the Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State Player of the Year. It’s not […]
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, medium schools, small schools and for those who play defense. We tried, but couldn’t get any from Northern California for this season.
Mr. Football State POY Finalists
There are six players who will be taken under serious consideration to be the 2016 Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State Player of the Year, including last year’s winner Najee Harris of Antioch. All six also will be entered into a head-to-head bracket-style fan vote on our Twitter page. Winner to be announced in approximately two […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
We add hoops into the mix for the first time since last season, but it’s all about LiAngelo Ball of Chino Hills and his 72-point explosion during a game earlier this week. For football, the state single season rushing record is under an even greater attack by Norte Vista’s Eric Melesio with one and possibly […]
More State Boys Athletes of Year
Among others earning top state honors are Najee Harris of Antioch (juniors), U.S. Olympian Ben Hallock of Harvard-Westlake (Division III) and Andrew Daschbach of Sacred Heart Prep (Division IV). Alexander Mattison of San Bernardino also is third-ever State Three-Sport Athlete of the Year. Finally, what would a State Athlete of the Year package be without […]
Mr. Baseball 2016: Mickey Moniak
It became just too hard not to add the Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year selection to a player who was just chosen No. 1 overall in the annual MLB Draft. Of the seven previous No. 1 picks in the draft who were California prep players at the time, all seven also are State […]
MLB Draft: 1st Round Recap
Three of the four first-round picks in this year’s MLB Draft from California high schools are finalists for Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year. The only one who isn’t happens to be from the same league as one of the others.
Mr. Baseball State POY Finalists
Thursday’s MLB Draft will involve most of these elite players in what is shaping up to be a very difficult choice to determine the 2016 Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year. We have cut off the list of this year finalists at seven names. If a player is not a finalist, he can still […]
